How technology can help victims of intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence is a major public health concern. According to Statistics Canada, in 2018,…
Do dog ‘talking buttons’ actually work? Does my dog understand me? Here’s what the science says
Is your dog bothered by something but you can’t work out what? Do you wish…
How a colonial trip to Palestine spurred modern ornithology – and left it with imperial baggage
Palestine’s natural splendour offered a landscape ripe for scientific “discovery”, description and expropriation by European…
A new supercomputer aims to closely mimic the human brain — it could help unlock the secrets of the mind and advance AI
A supercomputer scheduled to go online in April 2024 will rival the estimated rate of…
Why are some black holes bigger than others? An astronomer explains how these celestial vacuums grow
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question…
How artists are sabotaging AI to take revenge on image generators
Imagine this. You need an image of a balloon for a work presentation and turn…
An ethicist explains why you shouldn’t turn to social media for information about the conflict or to do something about it
As the war between Israel and Hamas drags on, many on both sides have taken…
Is the new AI model really better than ChatGPT?
Google Deepmind has recently announced Gemini, its new AI model to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.…
The first-ever survey on Australian attitudes towards space is out. So, what do we think?
If someone were to ask you how space technologies impact your daily life, or how…
Mutton, an Indigenous woolly dog, died in 1859 − new analysis confirms precolonial lineage of this extinct breed, once kept for their wool
Dogs have been in the Americas for more than 10,000 years. They were already domesticated…